Hot-summer humid continental
North Chicago, Illinois
Lake County, Illinois · Population 31k · 673 ft elevation
Living in North Chicago
North Chicago has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (58″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
North Chicago at a glance
- Population
- 31k
- Elevation
- 673 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 58″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,610 hrs23th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $148k18th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,392/mo62th percentile
- Median household income
- $57k25th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.54%96th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.588th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Violent crime rate
- 203 per 100k56th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 637 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2827th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 16°F | 1.4″ | 10.1″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 19°F | 1.5″ | 10.1″ | 156 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 27°F | 2.2″ | 11.6″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 36°F | 3.8″ | 6.0″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 46°F | 3.9″ | 0.2″ | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 56°F | 4.5″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 62°F | 3.5″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 61°F | 3.6″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 54°F | 3.6″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 43°F | 3.3″ | 0.8″ | 188 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 32°F | 2.3″ | 8.1″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 22°F | 1.9″ | 11.6″ | 124 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology